Comments on: Network Diagrams: Drawing the Background Shape

By: Network Diagrams:Locking the Background Shape — My Etherealmind

Network Diagrams:Locking the Background Shape — My Etherealmind — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:11:08 +0000

[...] In a previous post, I covered how to create a shape that would create a type of 3D effect. You can read that article on Drawing a Background Shapehere. [...]

By: David Sudjiman

David Sudjiman — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:33:47 +0000

Nice write up! Visio 2007 can also use this feature. Just click the Freeform Tool on the Drawing toolbar and you’ll see the diamond-shaped in the corner.

By: Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:27:27 +0000

Try it again, the redirect engine should be working know. Although, you can see all my posts relating to diagrams by going to the category http://etherealmind.com/category/network-diagrams/

By: Edwin

Edwin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:10:24 +0000

Greg,
I’m looking for your previous article mentioned above, ìOn the Art of Network Diagrams and Presentationî, and I’m getting a dead link.

By: Loco

Loco — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:19:13 +0000

I will answer my own question: I tried it the way 2k7 works and that works on 2k3 sp3. Anyway thanks for all the info–great site.

By: Loco

Loco — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:05:00 +0000

k I have visio 2003 sp3 and step 2 does not work for me “Then put your pointer over the object and wait for a few seconds and the object will look like this” my rectangle does not change no matter how long I wait–what am I doing wrong?

By: Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:45:02 +0000

Thanks for your kind words. I have some more to come I think, hopefully I’ll get time to complete them. Busy in the lab!!!

By: Alexey Rivkin

Alexey Rivkin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:40:54 +0000

Great job.
I thought I was good in networks visualization, but you took it to the level of masterpiece!
I keep doing all those exercises, like studying official course.

10X!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:44:13 +0000

Nice article, a good diagram goes a long way.

I like to round off the edges slightly on the shape (lines) so it takes the sharpness off.

Thanks for taking the time to share!

By: Karsten

Karsten — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:30:28 +0000

I don’t get it to work with Omnigraffle. Can you explain that too?

By: Vinf_net

Vinf_net — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:27:40 +0000

The rectangle trick is done differently in Visio 2007, I’ve posted some details of how to do it here http://vinf.net/2009/03/10/the-art-of-network-diagrams-visio-2007/

By: Marko Milivojevic

Marko Milivojevic — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:08:49 +0000

Yes, this looks like Visio 2003. I was also curious to give this approach a go as my diagrams are usually 2D. However, the trick with rectangle didn’t work in 2007.

Very interesting approach, though. A technique well worth mastering! Great blog

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Marko
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By: Chris Buechler

Chris Buechler — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:57:35 +0000

Is this Visio 2003 or 2007? It doesn’t seem to work in 2007…

I generally don’t make my diagrams quite that fancy. But I’m always open to new Visio tricks and design suggestions.